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As a nursing assistant at the beginning of your shift you are passing fresh drinking water.  Which of the following residents should NOT get water?

Mr. Jones has bilateral hearing aids.  To communicate with Mr. Jones it is best to:

A resident is receiving hospice care. The person asks to see a clergy at two o’clock in the morning. What should you do?

A person you are caring for in a nursing home states, “I would kill myself if I could find a way.” What is your first response?

You are caring for a resident that complains of chest pain and shortness of breath.  Your responsibility is to:

A nursing home resident cannot speak or read. The best way to communicate with the person is to:

A resident with Alzheimer’s disease is having difficulty putting on his shirt despite your constant teaching. Your best verbal response to him is:

After completing your work with a patient on isolation, you should remove your containated isolation gown:

You are recording the time you have provided a shower to Mrs. Smith. The shower was completed at 16:30 military time. Which of the following shows the correct conversion to standard time?

Mrs. McDonald has been collecting a 24 hour urine specimen for 14 hours.  At the end of your shift, you find a piece of toilet paper in the specimen pan. What action should you should take?